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This is a photo of Lertie (Lerty/Lurdie) McDonald Burnette and Missouri Alice Harless. He was born in Mar 25, 1858 in Patrick Co, VA, and died 1922. Missouri Alice Harless was born abt. 1860. (She is shown as 5 months old in the 1860 Montgomery Co VA census.) She is the daughter of Henry and Frances Harless. In the 1850 Montgomery Co VA census, Henry is 33 and Frances is 25. At this census, children Daniel, Nancy, Mahuldah (Huldah), James, and Elizabeth are 11, 9, 7, 5, and 3 respectively. At the 1860 census, children Daniel, Huldah, James, William, Harvey (Harry), and Missouri are 19, 13, 12, 6, 3, and 5/12 respectively. In 1870, Frances is shown as head of the household.

Various sources now indicate that Henry Harless is the son of Daniel Harless and Elizabeth Nash; Daniel the son of Philip Harless II and Johannah Boscher; Philip II the son of Johan Philip Harless and Anna Margarette Price (Preisch).

It appears Henry and Frances were married on July 9, 1839, in Lawrence Co OH. One source has his wife as Frances Sherman and another has her as Frances McCoy.

They are my greatgrandparents on my mothers side. They are the parents of my mother's father - Willie Gordon Burnette.

Submitted by
Tim Miller
(wtimmiller@comcast.net)

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